Cartridge guide for automatic machine guns



Aug. 24, 1943- F. "r. MOORE arm.

CARTRIDGE GUIDE FOR AUTQMATIC MACHINE GUNS Filed May 31, 1938 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Invent :2" Frederick T. Maura, Deceased ghfs adminfstrat02" .Pfz'asnbcfitate ankandfiustfanpszzy W fly AIL-20mg Aug. 24, 19 3.F. T. MOORE ETAL CARTRIDGE GUIDE FOR AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUNS Filed lay31, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 121129272302" Frederick TMaaraDscsassd .Eyhfsadmjnfstratar Phasnfx 5 151: 5.552711 and Trus fl'w 1 WP fizz/1111Patented Aug. 24, 1943 UNITED STATE N T OFFICE CARTRIDGE GUIDE FORAUTOMATIC MACHINE GUNS Arms Manufacturing Company,

Hartford,

Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application May 31, 1938, Serial No.210,948

12 Claims.

While not necessarily so limited, the present invention is particularlyapplicable to a machine sun of the type disclosed in Patent No.1,293,021 in the name of John M. Browning, in Patent No. 1,803,349 inthe name of Christian Pfe'iifer, and in reissued Patent No. 19,159 inthe names of Frederick T. Moore and Christian Pfeiifer.

In the machine gun of this type the main casing is provided with atransverse feed channel through which a cartridge belt is automaticallyfed, and there is provided a longitudinally movable extractor whichengages the cartridges successively to withdraw them rearward from thebelt so that they can thereafter be pushed forward into the chamber ofthe barrel. Each cartridge is provided near the rear with acircumferential groove forming an annular shoulder which is engaged bythe extractor. In order that the'gun may operate without unintendedinter ruption it is essential that the cartridges be accurately locatedin the feed channel; and it is obvious that if the grooved portion ofany cartridge is too far forward to be properly engaged by theextractor, the cartridge will not be withdrawn from the belt and theoperation of the gun will cease.

In order to properly position the cartridges for engagement by theextractor, it has been the usual prior practice to provide a cam orguide face at the front edge of the feed channel which face engaged thefront nose of the bullet so as to properly locate the cartridge. Thisguide face was formed either on a separate bunter plate provided forthat purpose, or was formed on the trunnion block itself. Such a guideface is effective for its intended purpose when the cartridges areaccurate and uniform in their dimensions, but it has been found that anoccasional failure may result from a cartridge which is shorter thannormal. Such an inaccuracy in the cartridge may result from error in theoriginal manufacture or may result from rough handling of such characteras to cause the bullet to be forced into the case beyond its normalposition. Reduc. tion in cartridge length is particularly likely tooccur when the cartridge case cracks or splits adjacent the bullet, thuspartly releasing the bullet so that it is readily forced into the casebeyond its normal position. It also sometimes happens that the extractoritself in moving forward to engage the cartridge strikes a blow whichdrives the case forward with relation to the bullet thus shortening thecartridge and making it impossible for the extractor to withdraw it.

It has been herefore recognized that difliculties may arise on accountof cartridge defects such as have been mentioned and it has hereto-ifore been proposed to provide in the feed channel an inclined cam orguide face which engages the front edges or faces of the successivecartridge cases to force them rearward in the event that they enter thefeed channel in front of their normal path of movement.

When the gun is intended to be used with a disintegrating beltcomprising metallic links, it has also heretofore been proposed toprovide two separate guide faces adapted to engage respectively with thefront faces of the cartridge cases and with the front faces of the beltlinks.

In accordance with the present invention there is provided a .combinedcartridge guide and stop having certain novel features of constructionand operation, this preferably constituting a separate unit in orderthat the invention may be more readily applicable to guns heretoforeconstructed and also applicable to newly constructed guns withoutsubstantially changing the already existing and standardized design andconstruction. The present invention relates in part to a separate unitfor effecting the results that have been before stated, and also relatesin part to means for connecting the unit with the gun.

Modern practice, particularly as to machine guns intended for airplaneuse, requires that the feed mechanism and associated parts be adjustableso that the direction of feeding may be readily reversed without theaddition or substitution of any parts. In accordance with the presentinvention the guide unit is so constructed that it can be placed ineither of two positions and used for its intended purpose with feedingtaking place in one direction or in the other direction.

In addition to the main objects and purposes of the invention which havebeen set forth, the invention includes various other advantageousdetails and combinations of parts which will be more fully understoodfrom the accompanying drawings and from the following specification.

In the drawings there are shown two different embodiments of theinvention but the drawings are intended to be illustrative only and arenot intended to define or limit the scope of the invention, the claimsforming a part of the specification being relied upon for that purpose.

Of the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a machine gun embodying theinvention, the top cover and parts carried thereby being omitted.

Fig, 2 is a fragmentary side view including the cover which is shown inraised position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 8-8 of Fig.2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the guide unit to whichthe invention more particularly relates.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view on the same scale as Fig. 4 and showing afragment of a cartridge belt.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the guide unit inreversed position so as to be adapted for feeding in the oppositedirection.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing a different guide unitwhich may be used as an alternative to the guide unit shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 2 but including thealternative guide unit shown in Fig. '7.

Figs. 9 and 10 are views similar respectively to Figs. 3 and 6 butincluding the alternative u de unit shown in Fig. 7.

The machine gun so far as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 will be brieflydescribed, but for various details which are not here fully shownreference may be had to ,the prior patents which have already beenmentioned.

The main or breach casing of the gun is shown at l this casingcontaining the breech mechanism and being rectangular in form. Thecasing includes two side plates 2, 2 and a tunnnion block 3 which ispositioned between the side plates at the front. The casing is providedwith an openable top cover 4 which is omitted in Fig. 1 but which isshown in raised position in Fig. 2. This cover is pivoted to the breechcasing at 5.

Projecting from the casing at the front thereof is a barrel 6 surroundedby a jacket I, fragments of the barrel and jacket being shown in Fig. 2.Upon recoil the barrel is movable rearward to a limited extent and in somoving it operates the breech mechanism of the gun. The said breechmechanism includes a longitudinally movable breech bolt 8 which uponrecoil moves rearward to a greater extent than does the barrel.

The breech casing of the gun is provided with a transverse feed channel9, and brackets I and i l are secured to the side plates so as toprovide the end portions of the channel. Associated with the feedchannel is a suitable mecshanism for engaging a cartridge belt to feedit through the said channel. Although the invention is not necessarilyso limited, it is particularly useful with a belt of the metallic linkdisintegrating type, and a short section of such a belt is shown inFigs. 1 and 2. The belt fragment includes two cartridges A and B andthree links 0, D and E. Fig. is an enlarged perspective view of aportion of the belt section shown in Figs. 1 and 2, only one cartridgeand two links being shown. The term belt" or cartridge belt as usedherein used is to be understood as referring to the links and cartridgescollectively.

The feed mechanism for the cartridge belt is only herein brieflydescribed since the same is ancillary to the essence of the presentinvention. For a complete description of the same, attention is directedto Browning patent 1,293,021 dated February 4, 1919. In the accompanyingdrawings of the present application, the feed mechanism includes a feedslide I2 which is carried by the openable cover 4 and which isreciprocable transversely of the gun. The slide is reciprocated by meansof a feed lever I3 pivoted to the cover at l3. This lever carries adepending stud (not shown) which extends into one of the cam grooves Itand I 4 in the top face of the breech bolt 8. As the breech boltreciprocates longitudinally, the feed lever I3 is caused to oscillateand this in turn effects transverse reciprocation 01' the feed I slideI2. A pawl I5 is carried by the feed slide and this pawl at eachreciprocation engages a cartridge of the belt to move it into thecentral position occupied by the cartridge A shown in Fig. 1. A secondpawl I8 is provided at the entrance end of the feed channel andpivotally mounted on a longitudinal retaining pin I! extending throughapertures in the bracket III at the entrance end of the feed channel.The pawl It serves to engage successive cartridges to prevent anypossible backward or retrograde movement of the belt. Stops I8 and I9are provided for engaging the rear portion of the cartridge in theposition A to limit the feeding movement thereof. These stops are heldin place by a longitudinal retaining pin 20 similar to the pin I1 butextending through apertures in the bracket II at the other end of thefeed channel.

Each cartridge is provided with an annular groove near the rear endwhich provides a shoulder adapted to be engaged by an extractor 2|movable with the breech bolt and pivoted thereto at 22. The extractorhas a depending tooth 23 which is adapted to enter the groove in thecartridge and engage the said shoulder. The timing is such that theextractor engages the cartridge immediately upon its arrival at theposition A, the breech bolt and extractor thereupe on moving rearwardand withdrawing .the cartridge from the belt. Upon the return forwardmovement of the breech bolt the cartridge is pushed into the chamber ofthe barrel, and the extractor returns to the position shown in Fig. 2for engagement with the next cartridge, which has in the meantime beenfed to the position A. The withdrawal of the cartridge from the positionA frees the forward link C which is ejected from the feed channel uponthe next feeding movement of the belt.

Preferably the gun is so constructed that feeding can be efiected ineither direction, this being possible without the addition orsubstitution of any parts of the gun. In reversing the direction offeeding, the feed slide I2 is reversed in position and the cam block orswitch 24 is adjusted so that the cam groove 24 thereof will registerwith the cam groove I 4 in the breech bolt instead of with the camgroove I4, as shown. The stud on the lever I3 is entered in the camgroove Hi instead of in the cam groove I4, and this changes the timingof the reciprocation 01' the feed slide I2 so as to accommodate feedingin the opposite direction. It is also necessary to move the pawl l6 tothe other end of the feed channel, mounting it on the pin 20 instead ofthe pin I I. The stops I8 and I9 are reversed in position, being mountedon the pin I'l instead of on the pin 20. The reversible feed mechanismis shown in greater detail and more fully described in the beforementioned reissued Patent No. 19,159.

As already explained it is essential that the cartridge be so positionedas to definitely assure engagement of the tooth 23 of the extractor withthe shoulder formed by the groove in the cartridge. Obviously, if thecartridge were in front of the position shown in Fig. 2, the cartridgewould not be properly engaged by the extractor and the extractor wouldfail to withdraw the cartridge and the gun would cease 'to function.

Heretofore reliance has commonly been placed on a guide face, such asthat at 25, at the front of the feed channel for engaging the nose ofthe bullet to properly position the cartridge for engagement by theextractor, but this guide face sometimes fails to accomplish the desiredresult by reason of inaccurate positioning of the bullet with respect tothe cartridge case. In accordance with one phase of the presentinvention, a means is provided which engages directly with portions ofthe cartridge belt other than the bullet, that is, preferably with thefront edges or faces of the cartridge cases. The means provided for thispurpose may be constructed as a fixed part of the gun; but it ispreferred, particularly when there is a reversible feed mechanism, toconstruct the guiding means as a separate unit which can be detachablymounted and which can be moved to different positions in accordance withthe reversal of feed.

The guide unit as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 comprises a main block 26which is adapted to be positioned in the feed channel adjacent the exitend thereof and it also comprises at least one and preferably two plates21 and 28 which have inclined rear faces 2! and 28 adapted to engage thefront face of each cartridge case as it is fed through the feed channeland approaches the position A. The distance between the plates isapproximately equal to the diameter of the bullet, and thus the guidefaces 21 and 28 necessarily engage the front face of the cartridge case,this engagement being approximately at the top and bottom. From aninspection of Fig. 1

it will be apparent that if the cartridge enters the feed channel infront of its normal path of movement it will be forced rearward to itsproper position by the inclined faces 21 and 28.

In addition to the plates 21 and 28 the guide unit preferably comprisesat least one and preferably two plates 29 and 30. These plates 29 and 39have rearward facing inclined faces 29* and 39 adapted to engage withthe front faces of the successive links of the cartridge belt. From aninspection of Fig. 1 it will be apparent that, if any link enters thefeed channel in front of its normal path of movement it will be forcedrearward as it approaches the position D. Inasmuch as each link is in adefinite relationship to the corresponding cartridge, the two sets offaces 21, 28 and 29 36 cooperate to force the cartridges rearward. Infact, the faces 29, 3|] would be effective for this purpose even if thefaces 21, 28 were omitted.

Preferably the two sets of plates 21, 28 and 29, are structurallyseparatefrom the block 26 and are formed from resilient sheet metal. Theplates may be connected to each other and to the block 26 by countersunkflush rivets, as shown. The plates 29 and 30 may be provided with upwardand downward inclined extensions 29 and 30 which provide convergingsurfaces for guiding the cartridges into the belt channel.

The cooperation between the cam faces of the guide unit and thecartridge belt will be more readily apparent from an inspection of Figs.4 and 5 which show the guide unit and the belt in perspective and on thesame scale. It will be evident that the cam faces 21- and 28 will engagethe front faces of the cartridge case approximately at a and b, and thatthe cam faces 29 and 30* will engage the front faces of the belt linksapproximately at c and d.

Preferably the block 26 not only serves to support the plates 21, 28, 29and'30, but also serves as a stop for engaging both the bullet and thecase of each cartridge so as to limit the transverse feeding movementthereof. For this purpose the block 26 is provided with a stop face 26which is curved to fit or approximately fit the corresponding portion ofthe cartridge. Thus the stop at 26 cooperates with the stops at l8 andI9 to definitely position the cartridge and to prevent any possibletransverse tilting thereof.

When the extractor 2| moves forward to engage a cartridge it necessarilystrikes the cartridge so that the tooth 23 can ride over the rear edgeof the cartridge and enter the annular notch therein. Ordinarily theblow struck by the extractor is not severe, but under some circumstancesthere is-a tendency for this blow to move the cartridge forward out ofits normal position. The guide faces 21 and 28 tend to prevent any suchforward movement but in order to present a still greater contact areafor preventing forward movement, it is preferred to provide the stopwith a ledge or shoulder having a rearward exposed face 26 This face 26registers with the adjacent guide portions 21 and 28 and engages thefront face of each cartridge case/ The guide unit, and preferably theblock 26 thereof, is provided near its outer end with a dependingapertured lug 26 which is adapted to project downward into a notch 3| inthe floor of the feed channel adJacent the exit endthereof. This notchis traversed by the before mentioned pin 20 which pin extends throughthe aperture in the lug 26 and thus holds the guide unit in place. Theplates 29 and 30 project beyond the inner end of the block, andpreferably additional extensions 29 and 30 are formed on the plates,these projecting upward and downward. One of these extensions, that is30, projects downward into a notch 32 which is similar to the notch 3|and is adjacent the entrance end of the feed channel. The extension 39approximately fits the notch 32 so as to support the corresponding endof the guide unit and prevent forward or rearward movement thereof. Abar or rod'33 secured to the bottom of the cover 4 engages the top ofthe unit, and therefore when the cover is closed the unit is firmly heldagainst movement in any direction.

When the guide unit is to be moved to permit feeding in the oppositedirection, it is reversed so as to occupy the'position shown in Fig. 6.In this position the apertured lug 26 enters the notch 32 and is engagedby the pin I! and the plate extension 29 enters the notch 3|. The guideunit acts in exactly the same way for the reversed position andrepetition of the description is unnecessary.

Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10 show an alternative construction which is in manyrespects similar to the construction already shown and described. Thecam or guide plates 21 and 28 are the same as already described andfunction in the same manner. The plates I29 and I30 correspond in ageneral way to the plates Hand 39, but the inclined guide faces 29 and'30 are omitted and the width is reduced so that the plates do notengage the links of the belt. Preferably the block I26 iscorrespondingly reduced in width, and it is provided with a. ledge orshoulder I26 corresponding in function to the ledge or shoulder 26already described. The plates I29 and I30 serve chiefly to reinforce andsupport the plates 21 and 28 and they have no direct function indetermining the path of movement of any part of the cartridge belt. Theplates I29 and I30 do not have extensions such as 28, 29 and 30, 30.

with the extensions 29 and 80 omitted the guide unit as shown in Figs.'7, 8, 9 and would be less firmly supported at the entrance end of thefeed channel and there would be a tendency for it to be deflectedforward by reason of the pressure exerted by the cartridge belt. Toavoid this the block I26 is provided with a pin I34 which projectsforward so that its front edge engages the front wall of the feedchannel. Thus the guide unit is firmly supported so as to resist anytendency for it to be deflected in the forward direction.

The alternative guide unit may be reversed in accordance with thedirection of feeding in the same manner as the guide unit firstdescribed. Fig. 9 shows the unit positioned for one direction of feedingand Fig. 10 shows it positioned for the opposite direction of feeding.

What is claimed is:

1. In an automatic machine gun, the combination of a breech casinghaving a transverse feed channel therein, mechanism associated with thechannel for feeding a cartridge belt there through, a longitudinallymovable extractor adapted to engage successive cartridges within thechannel and extract them rearward from the belt, and a cartridge guidewithin the channel comprising two resilient plates respectively aboveand below the path of cartridge movement, the said plates having twosimilar inclined faces engageable with the front face of each cartridgecase approximately at the top and bottom thereof and serving to forcethe cartridge rearward in the event that it enters the channel in frontof its normal path of movement and the said plates having at theentrance and of the channel extensions which are inclined respectivelyupward and downward to provide converging surfaces for guiding thecartridges into the channel.

2. The combination in an automatic machine gun, of a breech casinghaving a transverse feed channel therein, a notch being provided in thefloor of the feed channel near the exit end thereof, a longitudinalretaining pin extending across the said notch, mechanism associated withthe channel for feeding a cartridge belt therethrough, and a cartridgeguide unit within the channel comprising a block formed at its inner endto constitute a cartridge stop and having near its outer end anapertured lug which projects into the aforesaid notch and is engaged bythe said retaining pin, the said unit also comprising a platestructurally separate from the block but secured thereto and projectingbeyond the inner end thereof which plate has an inclined face engageablewith the front face of each cartridge case and serving to force thecartridge rearward in the event that it enters the channel in front ofits normal path of movement.

3. The combination in an automatic machine gun, of a breech casinghaving a transverse feed channel therein, two notches being provided inthe floor of the feed channel near the respective ends thereof, alongitudinal retaining pin extending across the notch at the exit end ofthe channel, mechanism associated with the channel for feeding acartridge belt therethrough, and a cartridge guide unit within thechannel having a face which is engageable with successive portions ofthe cartridge belt as the belt is fed and which is inclined so as toforce the belt rearward in the event that it enters the channel in frontof its normal path of movement, the said unit having an apertured lugnear one end which proiects into and fits the notch' at the exit end ofthe channel and is engaged bythe said retaining pin for holding the unitin place and the said unit also having an extension at the other endwhich projects into and fits the notch at the entrance end of thechannel.

4. A cartridge guide unit adapted to be mounted in the feed channel ofan automatic machine gun and comprising a block formed at its inner endto constitute a cartridge stop and having near its outer end anapertured lug adapted to project into a notch in the floor of thechannel and to be engaged by a retaining pin, the said unit alsocomprising a plate structurally separate from the block but securedthereto and projecting beyond the inner end thereof which plate has aninclined guide face engageable with the front face of a cartridge caseas the cartridge is fed through the channel and serving to force thecartridge rearward in the event that it enters the channel in front ofits normal path of movement.

5. A cartridge guide unit adapted to be mounted in the feed channel ofan automatic machine gun, the said unit comprising in combination ablock having an apertured lug adapted to project into a notch in thefloor of the channel adjacent the exit end thereof and to be engaged bya retaining pin, and two resilient plates structurally separate from theblock and carried thereby at the top and bottom thereof, the said plateshaving two similar inclined faces engageable with the front face of eachcartridge case approximately at the top and bottom thereof and servingto force the cartridge rearward in the event that it enters the channelin front of its normal path of movement and the said plates havingextensions which are inclined respectively upward and downward toprovide converging surfaces for guiding the cartridges into the channel.

6. A cartridge guide unit adapted to be mounted in the feed channel ofan automatic machine gun, the said unit comprising in combination ablock having an apertured lug adapted to project into a notch in thefloor of the channel adjacent the exit end thereof and tobe engaged by aretaining pin, and two resilient plates structurally separate from theblock and carried thereby at the top and bottom thereof, the said plateshaving two similar inclined faces engageable with the front face of eachcartridge case approximately at the top and bottom thereof and serv ingto force the cartridge rearward in the event that it enters the channelin front of its normal path of movement and the said plates havingextensions which are inclined respectively upward and downward toprovide converging surfaces for guiding the cartridges into the channeland one of the said plates having an additional extension which isadapted to project into and fit a notch adjacent the entrance end of thechannel.

'7. An automatic machine gun comprising in combination, a breech casinghaving a transverse feed channel therein, mechanism associated with thechannel for feeding therethrough a cartridge belt of the metallic linkdisintegrating type, a longitudinally movable extractor adapted toengage successive cartridges wlthin the channel and extract themrearward from the corresponding links, and a guide unit within thechannel comprising a block and also comprising two pairs of resilientplates structurally separate from the block and carried thereby at thetop and bottom thereof, two plates of the said pairs having two similarinclined faces engageable with the front face of each cartridge caseapproximately at the top and bottom thereof and serving to force thecartridge rearward in the event that it enters the channel in front ofits normal path of movement and the other two plates of the said pairshaving two similar inclined faces engageable with the front face of eachbelt link approximately at the top and bottom thereof and serving toforce the link rearward in the event that it enters the channel in frontof its normal path of movement.

8. In an automatic machine gun, the combination of a breech casinghaving a transverse feed channel therein, mechanism associated with thechannel for feeding a cartridge belt therethrough which mechanism isadjustable for feeding in either direction, a longitudinally movableextractor adapted to engage successive cartridges within the channel andextract them rearward from the belt, a cartridge guide adapted to be tomof the channel and engageable with the front face of each cartridge caseapproximately at the top and bottom thereof in each of the two positionsof the guide and serving to force the cartridge rearward in the eventthat it enters the channel in front of its normal path of movement, andmeans for holding the guide in place in the channel in either of itssaid positions.

9. In an automatic machine gun, the combination of a breech casinghaving a transverse feed channel therein, mechanism associated with thechannel for feeding a cartridge belt therethrough which mechanism isadjustable for feeding in either direction, a longitudinally movableextractor adapted to engage successive cartridges within the channel andextract them rearward from the belt, a cartridge guide unit adapted tobe located in either of two positions within the channel according tothe direction of feeding, two similarly inclined faces on said guideunit disposable respectively adjacent the top and bottom of the channelin either of said positions of the unit in the channel and engageablewith successive portions of the belt to force the belt rearward in theevent that it enters the channel in front of its normal path ofmovement, a face on said guide adapted to engage successive cartridgesand limit the movement thereof in feeding direction, and means forholding the guide in place in the channel in either of its saidpositions.

10. The combination in an automatic machine gun of a breech casinghaving a transverse feed channel therein, mechanism associated with thechannel for feeding a cartridge belt therethrough which mechanism isadjustable for feeding in either direction, a longitudinally movableextractor adapted to engage successive cartridges within the channel andextract them rearward from the belt, a cartridge guide adapted to belocated in either of two relatively reversed positions withinthe'channel according to the direc tion of feeding, the said guidecomprising two spaced plates having similar inclined faces which in eachof the said positions are engageable with the front face of eachcartridge case approximately at the top and bottom thereof and serve toforce the cartridge rearward in the event that it enters the channel infront of its normal path of movement and the said plates havingextensions which are inclined respectively upward and downward toprovide converging surfaces for guiding the cartridges into the channel,and means for holding the guide in place in the channel in either of itssaid positions.

11. The combination in an automatic machine gun of a breech casinghaving a transverse feed channel therein, two similar notches beingprovided in the floor of the channel near the respective ends thereof,two longitudinal retaining pins extending across the respective notches,mechanism associated with the channel for feeding a cartridge belttherethrough which mechanism is adjustable for feeding in eitherdirection, a longitudinally movable extractor adapted to engagesuccessive cartridges within the channel and extract them rearward fromthe belt, and a cartridge guide adapted to be located in either of tworelatively reversed positions within the channel according to thedirection of feeding, the said guide comprising two apertured lugs oneor the other-of which according to the position of the guide projectsinto one or the other of the notches and is enagged by the correspondingretaining pin and also comprising two spaced plates having similarinclined faces which in each of the said positions are engageable withthe front face of each cartridge case approximately at the top andbottom thereof and serve to force the cartridge rearward in the eventthat. it enters the channel in front of its normal path of movement.

12. A guide unit adapted to be mounted in the feed channel of anautomatic machine gun in either of two relatively reversed positions,the

said unit being provided with two apertured lugs PHOENIX STATE BANK ANDTRUST COMPANY, Administrator of the Estate of Frederick T.

Moore, Deceased,

By RAY L. MAKIN,

Associate Tmst Ojficer.

